Sport, Like All Of Life, Is About

The Man Who Goes On, Even When It's The Hardest To Be The Winner.

Whether We Athletes Liked It Or Not, The 4-minute Mile Had Become Rather Like An Everest: A Challenge To The Human Spirit, It Was A Barrier That Seemed To Defy All Attempts To Break It, An Irksome Reminder That Men's Striving Might Be In Vain.

My Family Actually Lived In The Same Village For About 400 Years. They Had Great Stability Until The Last Century. People Lived And Intermarried In Small Villages.

I Was Involved In Music, Acting, And Some Running, But My Firm Wish Was To Become A Doctor. That Was The Formative Age When I Had Decided On The Pattern Of My Career.

I Enjoy Singing, And The Instruments Which Truly Move Me Are The Horn, The Trumpet And The Cello.